Description
The City of Edmonton has set a bold and progressive vision for building a great city that will meet the needs of our diverse and growing population. Fulfilling this vision requires a significant change in the way Edmontonians sort and set out their waste.
The mission of the Waste Education and Outreach (WEO) team is to inform, engage, and empower Edmontonians to be knowledgeable about and fully participate in the City's waste management system. The Waste System Educator is an important part of the WEO team, as it expertly and independently delivers a variety of waste-related education programs to diverse student and adult audiences (grade, age, learning needs, language levels, etc.) and educates residents about Edmonton's waste system at public outreach events.
What will you do?
- Utilize an array of engagement strategies and materials to independently deliver tours of Edmonton Waste Management Centre to students in elementary, junior high and senior high grades
- Deliver a range of education programs to diverse audiences using a livestream theatre
- Assist with outreach event planning, set up, and take down including generating ideas for booths, gathering materials, and developing props and displays
- Share information about Edmonton's waste system, initiatives and education programs while engaging the public
- Support the WEO team in responding to public enquiries regarding The City of Edmonton's Waste services initiatives, waste system and waste reduction strategies. Includes written and verbal responses
- Conduct jurisdictional scans of provincial, national and international scope on waste-related topics and report findings
- Collect and maintain statistics, analyze data and develop reports.to support continuous improvement
- Identify opportunities for improvement and assist with planning, creating, and updating education programs, including in-person, livestream and e-learning
- Assist Waste Learning Specialists with delivering public, business, government and specialty group tours of Edmonton Waste Management Centre
- Stock, organize, repair and clean program materials, equipment and theater/gallery spaces
- Assist with cleaning the bus used to deliver public tours and transport props, displays and equipment for outreach events
- Other related duties as required
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